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Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression

…study suggests A drug based on a com­pound in hallucinogenic mushrooms can improve the symp­toms of severe de­pression for up to 12 weeks, a trial...

Taking your blood pressure meds may reduce risk of dementia

Knowing you have higher than nor­mal blood pressure — and taking medications daily to treat it — may be one key to avoiding dementia...

What’s the magic number of steps to keep weight off?

Taking 8,600 steps a day will pre­vent weight gain in adults, while already overweight adults can halve their odds of be­coming obese by adding...

Lifestyle changes can help

Lifestyle changes can add to or in some cases replace the need for hyperten­sion medications, according to the American Heart Association. Suggested actions include limiting...

Sleep may be just as important to heart health as diet and physical activity, research finds

If you want to keep your heart healthy, add a good night’s rest to your to-do list, a new study says. Heart disease is the...

Look to exercise to extend life, even for the oldest

Physical activity guidelines for older adults stress doing at least two days of strength training and 2½ hours of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical...

India vaccine maker destroys 100 million doses of expired Covid jab

Indian vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it had to dump 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine after they expired. The...

Large study finds…

Black people more likely to develop dementia Black people are more likely to develop demen­tia than white and South Asian people, a UK study suggests. It...

It’s not OK to let kids drink coffee

We have be­come a cof­fee-crazed culture. Yet, with all the studies coming out on how a cup of joe can reduce the risk for...

You can fight menstrual cramps with food

About 85% of girls suffer painful bloat­ing, cramps and abdominal pain during their monthly periods — and for some the problems can last for...

End of COVID-19 pandemic ‘in sight’: WHO

United Nations (APP): The world has nev­er been in a better po­sition to end the coro­navirus pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization...

Indian Pharma firm linked to cough syrup deaths in Gambia

…to be penalized, blacklisted Islamabad, Oct 7 (APP): The Indian pharmaceutical company which came under scanner after its cough syrup caused the death of 66...
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